About this role
Job summary
We are looking for experienced and compassionate Clinical Nurse Specialists to help deliver this service, supporting the earlier identification of people who may be approaching the last year of life and improving access to timely, coordinated and person-centred care.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency model, you will play a key role in helping people, families and carers receive more planned, coordinated and responsive support closer to home.
This is an exciting opportunity to help develop a new place-based service with a clear strategic focus: reaching people earlier, improving the quality and consistency of end-of-life care, strengthening partnership working with Solihull PCNs and local system partners, and using learning from the service to inform future development across Birmingham and Solihull.
If you are an experienced palliative care nurse who is passionate about delivering compassionate, person-centred care and improving end-of-life experiences, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will be embedded within primary care multidisciplinary teams and work collaboratively with GP practices, community services and specialist palliative care partners.
Key responsibilities will include
- Supporting the earlier identification of people who may be approaching the last year of life.
- Working with primary care teams to review and maintain end-of-life care registers.
- Undertaking holistic assessments to identify individual clinical, emotional and supportive care needs.
- Supporting advance care planning and sensitive conversations about future care.
- Facilitating treatment escalation conversations and supporting the effective recording of patients wishes and preferences.
- Working collaboratively across primary care, community services and specialist palliative care to improve coordination and continuity of care.
- Supporting people, families and carers to access timely and responsive care closer to home.
- Contributing to the development and learning of the new service, helping to improve the quality and consistency of end-of-life care across the local system.
About us
Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, theyre likely to die from.
The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of life. Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives.
We want a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at the end-of-life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job structure: Permanent, with multiple vacancies available on a full-time or part-time basis
Working hours: Monday to Friday, with typical working patterns of 8am 4pm or 9am 5pm
Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 6, aligned with AFC: £39,959 £48,117 per annum
Base: Solihull, community-based across six Primary Care Networks
What you will do
- Deliver specialist palliative care nursing support as part of the Solihull Identification and Support Service across six Primary Care Networks.
- Support earlier identification of people approaching the last year of life through proactive register review, MDT participation and referral pathway development.
- Undertake holistic assessment, care planning, symptom management and evaluation for people with complex palliative and end-of-life care needs.
- Support advance care planning, treatment escalation planning, ReSPECT conversations and recording of preferred place of care and death where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with GP practices, primary care MDTs, community services, acute, hospice and specialist palliative care partners to coordinate safe, integrated care.
- Help reduce avoidable crisis presentations, non-elective admissions and acute bed days where community-based alternatives are clinically appropriate.
- Contribute to mobilisation, pathway development, data collection, benefits tracking and routine performance reporting for the commissioned service.
- Use outcome measures, feedback, audit and quality improvement approaches to demonstrate impact and support continuous service development.
What we are looking for
- Registered Nurse on the NMC register, with a relevant nursing degree and post-registration qualification at Level 6 or above.
- Experience of working in specialist palliative care, ideally within community, primary care or integrated care settings.
- Strong knowledge of complex symptom management, advance care planning, treatment escalation planning and best practice in palliative and end-of-life care.
- Ability to work autonomously, manage a caseload, assess complex needs and influence multidisciplinary decision-making.
- Excellent communication skills, including confidence in supporting sensitive conversations with patients, families, carers and professionals.
- Experience of working collaboratively with multiple partners and services to improve coordination, equity of access and patient experience.
- A compassionate, values-led and person-centred approach, with a clear commitment to advocating for patients and those important to them.
- A flexible approach to working and the ability to travel across Solihull community locations as required.
Benefits Package
- Defined contribution schemes for Pension (the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Help with eyecare cost (T & Cs apply)
- Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
- 15% discount in Marie Curie shops
- Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
What's in it for you
- Annual leave allowance - 27days plus 8 public holidays (pro-rated)
- Annual leave aligned to NHS (subject to eligibility, which must be most recent continuous service immediately prior to joining Marie Curie with no breaks of service)
- Marie Curie Contributary Pension Scheme
- Continuous Professional development
- Industry leading training programmes
Why join Marie Curie?
Everyone will be affected by dying, death and bereavement, and at Marie Curie we believe everyone deserves the best possible experience, reflecting what matters most to them. Our values are at the heart of everything we do: always compassionate, making things happen, leading in our field and putting people at our heart.
Application Process
- Closing date for applications: 8 November 2026
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Interviews: Interviews are planned to take place at our West Midlands Hospice during the week commencing 9 November 2026
For further information or to arrange an informal chat please contact [email protected]
Additional Information
This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBS criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
Agencies need not apply.
At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone staff and volunteers alike supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at [email protected].
Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you your experience, perspective and voice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on NMC register (Adult)
- Relevant Nursing Degree
- Relevant post-registration qualification (minimum Level 6)
Desirable
- Clinical supervisor
- Non medical prescribing
- Mentorship/ Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in Specialist Palliative Care
- Patient advocacy
Desirable
- Participating in audit and research
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Marie Curie
Address
Solihull Identification and Support Service
Solihull
England
B91 1LE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)